Birthdays
1533 - Queen Elizabeth I of England, daughter to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She is imprisoned while her sister Mary ruled, however, came to power in 1558 on Mary's death without heirs. The fact that neither sister had children is sometimes seen as evidence that their father Henry may have had syphilis, which is deemed could lead to barren children. Elizabeth I formally ratified the Church of England in 1563, a point in time when English Catholics are persecuted with at almost as much fervour as Mary previously persecuted the Protestants before, in her reign.
1909 - Elia Kazan, Film Director & Producer, famous for "On the Waterfront," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," amongst other classic films. (Wikipedia)
1913 - Sir John Anthony Quayle, CBE, British Actor and Theatre Director. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role as Thomas Wolsey in the film Anne of the Thousand Days, and played important roles in major studio productions as The Guns of Navarone, Lawrence of Arabia, The Fall of the Roman Empire, Operation Crossbow, QB VII, and The Eagle Has Landed. Quayle was knighted in the 1985.
1921 - Arthur Ferrante, American duo-pianist with Louis Teicher (Ferrante & Teicher - Greatest Love Themes of the 20th Century (1973) full vinyl albums)
1923 - Peter Lawford (born Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford), English-American Actor, Producer, and Socialite, who lived in the United States throughout his adult life. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy.
1932 - Sir Paul Getty, Jr., KBE (born Eugene Paul Getty), British Philanthropist and Book Collector. He was the third of five sons born to Jean Paul Getty Sr., one of the richest men in the world at the time, and his wife, Ann Rork. The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. One of his sons, Mark Getty, co-founded the Visual Media Company Getty Images.
1936 - Buddy Holly (born Charles Hardin Holley), American Musician and Singer-Songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.
1949 - Gloria Gaynor, American Singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974) and "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980).
1969 - Rudy Galindo (Val Joe "Rudy" Galindo), American figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, he is the 1996 U.S. national champion, 1987 World Junior Champion, and 1996 World Bronze medalist. As a pairs skater, he competed with Kristi Yamaguchi and was the 1988 World Junior Champion and the 1989 and 1990 U.S. National Champion. He is the first openly gay skating champion in the United States, though US, World and Olympic champion Brian Boitano came out long after his career was over.
Lefties:
Figure skater Rudy Galindo
Actor Peter Lawford
1921 - Arthur Ferrante, American duo-pianist with Louis Teicher (Ferrante & Teicher - Greatest Love Themes of the 20th Century (1973) full vinyl albums)
1923 - Peter Lawford (born Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford), English-American Actor, Producer, and Socialite, who lived in the United States throughout his adult life. He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of President John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy.
1932 - Sir Paul Getty, Jr., KBE (born Eugene Paul Getty), British Philanthropist and Book Collector. He was the third of five sons born to Jean Paul Getty Sr., one of the richest men in the world at the time, and his wife, Ann Rork. The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. One of his sons, Mark Getty, co-founded the Visual Media Company Getty Images.
1936 - Buddy Holly (born Charles Hardin Holley), American Musician and Singer-Songwriter who was a central and pioneering figure of mid-1950s rock and roll. His style was influenced by gospel music, country music, and rhythm and blues acts, which he performed in Lubbock with his friends from high school.
1949 - Gloria Gaynor, American Singer, best known for the disco era hits "I Will Survive" (Hot 100 number 1, 1979), "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Hot 100 number 9, 1974) and "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" (Hot 100 number 42, 1980).
1969 - Rudy Galindo (Val Joe "Rudy" Galindo), American figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, he is the 1996 U.S. national champion, 1987 World Junior Champion, and 1996 World Bronze medalist. As a pairs skater, he competed with Kristi Yamaguchi and was the 1988 World Junior Champion and the 1989 and 1990 U.S. National Champion. He is the first openly gay skating champion in the United States, though US, World and Olympic champion Brian Boitano came out long after his career was over.
Lefties:
Figure skater Rudy Galindo
Actor Peter Lawford
More birthdays and historical events, September 7 - On This Day
Historical Events
1870 - James Whitcomb Riley's first published poem, "The Same Old Story Told Again," appears in the Greenfield (Indiana) Commercial.
1927 - The first fully electronic television system is done by American inventor Philo Taylor Farnsworth. He was 21 at the time but actually came up with the idea at 14.
1970 - At Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, an anti-war rally is held, attended by Actress Jane Fonda, actor Donald Sutherland, and political aspirant John Kerry. It was a Labor Day rally calling for an end to the Vietnam War, a culmination of a three-day protest hike, organised by Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW). IT received immense press coverage due to high-profile speakers such as actors Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland.
1986 - Desmond Tutu becomes the first black South African to lead the Anglican Church in his country when he is appointed Archbishop of Cape Town.
1998 - The Google search engine is founded by university students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who develop it as a research project. It becomes the largest search engine on the web, and its name has entered common usage as the verb "to Google."
Resources:
1. Asiado, Tel. The World's Movers and Shapers. New Hampshire: Ore Mountain Publishing House (2005)
2. Britannica. www.britannica.com
3. Chambers Biographical Dictionary, 19th Ed. London: Chambers Harrap, 2011
4. Dateline. Sydney: Millennium House, (2006)
5. Grun, Bernard. The Timetables of History, New 3rd Revised Ed. Simon & Schuster/Touchstone (1991)
6. Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org
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